Outgunned Taliban mounting tough fight in Marjah

February 21, 2010 11:52:29 AM PST

By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU, Associated Press Writer

MARJAH, Afghanistan - February 21, 2010 --

Outnumbered and outgunned, Taliban fighters are mounting a tougher fight than expected in Marjah, Afghan officials said Sunday, as U.S.-led forces converged on a pocket of militants in a western section of the town.